{"id":295470,"date":"2023-10-07T23:22:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T23:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=295470"},"modified":"2023-10-07T23:22:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T23:22:48","slug":"chris-basham-suffers-a-horrific-leg-injury-against-fulham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/chris-basham-suffers-a-horrific-leg-injury-against-fulham\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Basham suffers a horrific leg injury against Fulham"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Sheffield United captain Chris Basham suffers a horrific leg injury against Fulham with veteran defender requiring oxygen before being taken away in an ambulance<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chris Basham&#8217;s lower leg appeared to snap during the game at Craven Cottage\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He was given oxygen before being placed on a stretcher and taken to a hospital\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sheffield United captain Chris Basham suffered a horror leg injury during his side&#8217;s Premier League game against Fulham before being taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Basham, 35, sustained an apparent break to his standing leg after attempting to make a cross during the first half and immediately fell to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The fixture at Craven Cottage was brought to a halt for over 10 minutes to allow the veteran defender to receive treatment from paramedics.<\/p>\n<p>Several physios also surrounded the stricken centre back while players from both teams appeared visibly shaken by the extent of the grizzly injury.<\/p>\n<p>Basham was carried off the pitch on a stretcher and given a standing ovation, and responded by waving to the crowd and giving a thumbs-up.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/16\/76278409-0-image-m-2_1696693021342.jpg\" height=\"522\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sheffield United defender Chris Basham suffered a horrific lower leg injury against Fulham<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/16\/76278401-0-image-a-3_1696693029686.jpg\" height=\"421\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Basham was given lengthy treatment for an apparent break before being placed on a stretcher<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>An ambulance was then seen leaving the ground just moments later.<\/p>\n<p>The full extent of the likely break has not yet been confirmed but Basham, who will now undergo tests at hospital, is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p>On X, formerly Twitter, Sheffield United tweeted: &#8216;A stoppage in play as medics attend to a serious injury to Chris Basham.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Jack Robinson replaces Chris Basham who leaves Craven Cottage on a stretcher following a lengthy stoppage in play.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We send our best wishes to Bash, and will communicate updates as and when we have them.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/16\/76278399-0-image-a-4_1696693032142.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Physios and medics surrounded the stricken captain and players appeared visibly shocked<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/16\/76278403-12605255-image-a-14_1696693341749.jpg\" height=\"452\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Basham was taken to an ambulance and escorted to hospital, where he will undergo tests<\/p>\n<p>Fulham, taking to the same platform, added: &#8216;We&#8217;ve had a lengthy stoppage following a really nasty injury for Chris Basham, who will be stretchered off the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;re all sending you our best wishes, Chris.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both sides entered the half-time break locked level at 0-0, with the whistle coming after 16 minutes of added time, reflecting the pause needed to treat Basham.<\/p>\n<p>Basham was making his 394th appearance for the club.<\/p>\n<p>Before the game, Sheffield United were without their first victory of the season and remained rooted to the bottom of the top-flight table.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a 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